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P. J. PETERSON. CREDIT REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED SBM-.26, 1910.

1,051,002, Patented .12111.2'1, 1913.

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SH01/nem nErrE sArEsv Ar @FFEQE FREDOLF J'. PETERSON, 0F SALEM, OHIO,ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN CASE &

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CORPORATION OF OHIO.

CREDIT-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1913..

Application led September 26, 1910. Serial No. 583,758.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, FREDoLE J. PETERSON,

a subject of the King of Sweden, residing' at Salem, in the county ofColumbiana' and State of Ohio, have invented a new and.

useful Credit-Register, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for filing, storing andhandling credit slips, records, blanks, memorandums, papers, samples andthe like in an orderly manner, such devices being especially convenientand well adapted for use in mercantile establishments, and when so usedcommonly called credit registers.

The objects of the invention are to generally improve devices of thecharacter mentioned, to simplify the construction and at the same timeincrease stability and efficiency in such devices; convenience and easeof operation being also attained.

These objects, together with other objects readily apparent to thoseskilled in the art, l attain by the construction illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, although my invention may be embodied in otherforms, the construction illustrated being chosen by way of example.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken on a planeextending from front to rear of a credit register embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the detachable leafconnecting devices showing the parts thereof in disconnected position.Fig. 3 is a front elevation of one of the detachable leaf connectingdevices showing the parts connected and a fragmentary portion of thefront leaf properly attached thereto. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectionalview through the sliding stem of the rear leaf holder, also showing oneof the stem keepers. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the upper end ofone of the rear leaf holders. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view inperspective showing one of the upper corners of the rear leaf. Fig. 7 isa front elevation of the register, with the front and lower portionsbroken away and showing the leaves detached. Fig. 8 is a perspectiveview of one of the lever retaining hooks. Fig. 9 is a fragmentaryperspective view on a vertical front and rear plane showing a portion ofthe bed of the register, and the location and relation of the retaininghook and the lever.

Throughout the several views similar reference numerals indicate similarparts.

For the purpose of providing a supporting frame and containing devicefor the register proper a cabinet is provided, that form of cabinetillustrated in the drawings being the preferable construction.

The numeral 1 indicates the back, 2 the sides and 3 the top of thecabinet. Extend ing from side to side and held in place by the back 1and sides 2 is a supporting shelf 4, the glass bed 5 extending from theshelf 4 to the front edge of the cabinet, said bed 5 being arrangedslightly below the plane of the shelf 4.

The credit slip holding leaves 6 are hinged together along their bottomedges by means of the hinges 7 in the manner well known to those skilledin the art, said leaves thus constituting a series, the front leaf ofsaid series being indicated by t-he numeral 8 and thel rear leaf beingindicated by the numeral 9 in the drawing. Attached to the front leaf 8at the lower edge are the spaced knuckles 10 for the purpose hereinafterdescribed. y

For the purpose of detachably connecting the series of credit slipholding leaves to the shelf 4 connecting devices are employed, thepreferable construction including two of such devices arranged at thelocation of the hinge connections of the series of leaves. Eachconnecting device comprises a base member adapted to be aflixed to theshelf 4, and an upper removable member adapted to be connected to thefront leaf 8. The base member is provided with the attaching flanges 11adapted to rest upon the shelf 4 and having screw apertures 12 for thereception of attaching screws. Formed integrally with the flanges 1l arethe spaced pin retaining fianges 13 defining a rounded bottom grooveextending transversely from side to side of the device. At one side ahood or cap 14 is formed integrally with the flanges 13 whereby toproduce a barrel 15 into which the free end of the connecting pin 16 ofthe upper member of the connecting device may be inserted. The flanges13, as will be readily seen from an inspection of Figs. 2 and 3, are notof uniform height from side to side of the device but are considerablyhigher at thatv side opposite the hood 14.

The upper member of the connecting de- Fig. 7. The upper vice comprisesa body portion 17 formed integrally with the pin 16 on the under side ofsaid body portion, said pin 16 having at one end a free extendingportion formed completely round in crosssection. The pin 16 from end toend is adapted to fit into the barrel 15 and the groove between thefianges 13, and integral complementary retaining fianges 18 are adaptedto rest upon the tops of the flanges 13, saidflanges 18 having4 theirunder faces inclined to ,conform to the inclination of the ytops of thefianges 13. Formed integrally with the body 17 is the upwardly extendingknuckle portion 19 adapted to be arranged between the knuckles 10 on thefront leaf 8, a pintle 20 extending through the knuckles 10 and 19 toproduce a hinge connection between the leaf 8 and the upper member ofthe connecting device.

The two base members of the connect-ing devices are attached to theshelf 1- with the grooves between the flanges 13 transversely disposedand with the hoods 14 of the two members turned toward the same side ofthe cabinet. This arrangement is shown lin members of the connectingdevices having been connected to the leaf 8 by the pintles 2O asdescribed it will be understood that the entire series of credit slipholding leaves may be connected to the supporting shelf 4 by bringingthe upper members of the connecting devices into engagement with thebase members, and inserting the free rounded portions of the pins 16into the barrels 15 by a transverse movement of the entire series ofleaves, and allowing the flanges 18 to rest upon the anges 13. 1t willbe understood that the series of leaves, being substantiallyconstructed, and usually containing credit slips or other records orobjects, will be of sufficient weight to hold the upper members of theconnecting devices down upon the base members, and the upper edges ofthe Hanges 13 being inclined downwardly toward the hoods 14 andreceiving the reversely inclined flanges 18, will hold the upper andbase members in proper relative position until such time as it may bedesired to disconnect them, when the leaves may be moved transverselyand at the same time lifted to free the pins 16 from the hoods 14.

As is well known to those skilled in the art it is necessary to have anyleaf of the series readily accessible to the operator by turning saidleaf or leaves forwardly or downwardly as shown in dotted lines inFig. 1. In order to maintain the leaves in proper position and yetpermit the rear leaf 9 to move `upwardly and downwardly as the variousleaves are turned forward and down vertically slidable rear leaf holdersare provided. Itis preferable -to employ two of such rear leaf holders,and such is the construction l have illustrated. Description of one ofsaid holders will suffice for both. Each rear leaf holder comprises avertical stem 21 slidably mounted in keepers formed of sheet metal, eachkeeperhaving a back 22 and a front, offset portion 23 formed integrallywith said back, said back and front being made from a single stripfolded at 211 and provided with apertures for the reception of theattaching screws 25. It

will be noted that byY this construction the stem 21 will be held`spaced 'from the portion of the cabinet, preferably a false back 26, towhich the keepers are attached, thus permitting the said stem to slidefreely up and down in said keepers. At the Jupper end and above theupper keeper the stem is offset or bent forward from the false back 26to the point 27, where the stem is again bent upwardly and slightlyforwardly, terminating in a forwardly extending open inverted hookportion 28. The inner surface of said hook Iportion is preferablyrounded to form a bearing, and the upper edge of the rear leaf 9 isprovided with a roll 29, preferably lying wholly to the rear of theplane of the leaf, as illustrated in Fig. 6. The roll 29 is of suchdiameter as to fit within the curved hook portion 28 as illustrated inFig. 1. For the purpose of retaining the roll 29 within the hook por*tion 28 a latch pin 30 is provided, ,which pin is {ixedly connected to aspring 31, said spring having its lower end lixedly connected to thestem of the holder by means such as the rivets 32 and having its upperend formed with a backwardly extending, inverted finger hook 33, saidnger hook being preferably arranged in a higher plane than the hookportion 28. Through the stem 21 just below the hook portion 28 extendsan aperture 311 which slidably receives the latch pin 30, the spring 31being adapted to normally hold the latch pin 30 extended-forwardlythrough said aperture as shown in Fig. 1. In such position said pin isadapted to lie immediately below the roll 29, preventing said roll fromdropping downward out of engagement with the hook portion 28. It shouldbe notedV that when it is desired to disconnect the roll 29 from thehook portion 28 the finger of the operator may be readily placedY withinthe finger hook33, when by a backward movement 'of the linger the spring31 may be forced backwardly, thus drawing the pin 30 backwardly throughthe aperture as illustrated in Fig. 5, at which time the operator may,by lifting his finger, move the stem upwardly and vthus disengage theholder from the rear leaf. It should also be noted that the'forward freeend of the -latch pin 30-isbeveled so as to permit the roll 29 to bereadily seated within the hook port on 28 by a pressure of the roll 29backward and upward against the end of the pin 30 in the manner wellknown in latch construction.

For the purpose of normally maintaining the front leaf 8 in verticalposition as shown in full lines in Fig. l, and for the purpose ofcounter-acting the weight of the leaves as they are moved forwardly anddownwardly into the position illustrated in dotted lines in said figurethe retaining levers 35 are provided. Each retaining lever comprises amain body portion 36 pivotally connected intermediate its ends at thepoint 37 to the side of the cabinet and provided at its forward end withan upwardly and backwardly extending leaf engaging portion 38 providedat its extreme end with the leaf engaging roller 39, said roller adaptedto move over the surface of the wear plate 40 on the front leaf 8 as theleaves are moved on their pivotal connections. The spring 4l is attachedto the end of the lever 36 opposite the end 38 and to a fixed portion ofthe cabinet said spring being adapted to normally force the end 38upwardly and backwardly to retain the leaves in place andcounter-balance the weight thereof when moved, as just described.

It will be understood that when it is desired to remove the series ofleaves from the cabinet to place them in a safe or other secure placeover night, or when for any other reason it is desired to remove theseries of leaves from or insert them into the cabinet it is desirablethat the retaining levers be held out of engagement with the leaves sothat they may not impede the operation of removal or insertion as thecase may be. For the purpose of temporarily holding the ends 38 of saidlevers in their extreme forward and downward position the retaininghooks 42 are provided. Each hook comprises a body portion 43 havingformed integrally therewith a laterally projecting finger piece 44 andan attaching and space` ing boss 45 extending to the opposite side ofthe body 43 from the linger piece 44. An

aperture 46 extends through the body and the boss 45 and is adapted toreceive the attaching pivot screw 47 screwed into the side 2 andproviding pivotal attachment for the hook. At the opposite end of thebody portion is the lever engaging hook 48 adapted to engage the stud 49upon which the roller 39 is mounted. Froman inspection of Fig. 9 it willbe seen that the end 38 of the retaining lever may be pushed forwardlyand downwardly until the lever engaging hook 48 may be brought intoengagement with the stud 49, when the retaining lever will be held inthe position shown in Fig. 9 until such time as the retaining hook maybe lifted and pivotally moved by grasping the linger piece 44 andthrowing the hook pivotally upon its connecting screw 47. A retaininghook of this character is provided on each side of the cabinet,provision thus being made for holding both of the levers in theirforward and downward position whenever desired,

I claim:

In a credit register, in combination with a cabinet and a series ofcredit slip holding leaves therein, the rear leaf of said seriesprovided with a roll at its upper edge, all substantially as described;a rear leaf holder comprising, a vertically disposed stem verticallyslidably connected to said cabinet, the upper end of said stemfrontwardly off-set and terminating in a forwardly extending, open,inverted hook portion adapted to receive said roll, andspring-controlled means connected to said stem below said hook portionand adapted to normally retain said roll in said hook portion, saidmeans adapted to be actuated to permit disengagement of said roll fromsaid hook portion at any point within the limits of vertical movement ofsaid stem. v

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

FREDOLF J. PETERSON. Witnesses:

R. S. KAYLER, W. E. WEIR.

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Washington, D. C.

